P tex Sidewalls

[LPT_311]

I read that 4 fronts have P-Tex sidewalls. Is this good or bad? how does it help or how could it be shitty? Next year im going 4front based on reviews i read and hopefully a demo day if i can get 2 one, and i'd like to know everything i can

thanks

-B

Skiing isn't an escape from life, its simply a better form of it-Matt Levinthal-AXIS

 

[Irotate360]

so does the armada. idk anything about it but it looks weird casue there isnt much metal on the side of the ski like every other ski made

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Jesus Christ, nice shot!

 

[JibbaJabba]

its good, much more resilient than abs sidewalls.

 

[$1080PLP$]

if its soo much stronger then why do all the major ski comps use caped top sheets for the majority of their skies?

.:l[Tyler]l:.

and don't rub your scrotum against a power outlet

 

[jensen]

the only skis i know of using cap construction is 1080s and fujatives.

~BDP 2004~

 

[Jibtech]

FACT: cause its cheaper and easier to make cap skis.

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[volkl]

you gotta go with the classic wood core, hand made laminated skis that are pure solid layers, no cap-ski business.

 

[r_witt]

what exactly is capped construction?

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fine, but if i die, im totally gonna kick your ass - me after being dared to jump off my friends house into his pool

 

[CHARLES.BRONSON]

caped is were the topsheet and laminates are also the sidewalls, so its one peice

 

[BrodyLeven]

p-tex sidewalls are more durable and easier to fix and repair, let alone simply being ABLE to be fixed, pretty much unlike capped sidewalls.

Brody

i wont drop out of high school for skiing, mom

 

[h3ofilms]

to jensens comment

Lines, fujatives, salomons, and the old enemys use a cap construction

abs or sintered ptex sidewalls are a stronger, more resilient and easier repairable form of ski construction. This costs MORE. the sidewall is a seperate piece from the core, when in a capped construction, the cap is the laminate and topsheer wrapping around the core without the added sidewall

Line Skis

Siver Cartel

Orage

Powder

Armada

Dynastar

 

[mikee]

so whats wrong with cap? it seems like it woudl just hold together better.

-Michael Lifshitz-

 

[freerider54]

Caps are pretty notorious for delamming

 

[360spins]

Neversummer snowboards have been doing Ptex sidewalls for ages - they are super burly. (yes I have one, and yes I have ridden it - so I board sometimes too - bite me) Its totally a strength and repairability thing for sure - was talking to Joe and Matt about it this summer on the glacier. The only drag is that it can make things a bit heavy.

 

[JohnnyOldGuy]

if you blow your edge on a capped ski, it's tougher to get the new edge to actually stay in the ski after it's been repaired.

Rossi's use a cap/sandwich construction in a lot of their skis. Some Volkl's do, lots of skis are like this now. Every space frame Salomon ski is like this too.